Eviction filings are far above pre-pandemic levels in many cities across the country as pandemic relief disappears and inflation causes rents to spike. According to the latest data from the Eviction Lab, filings in some cities are running as much as 50% above levels seen prior to the pandemic.
Commercial operation of a new reactor at a Georgia nuclear power plant has been delayed for at least another month. Georgia Power Co. said Friday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle has a problem in the hydrogen system that cools its electrical generator.
In the early 1920s, Mamie George Williams helped register 40,000 Black women in Georgia to vote, overcoming Jim Crow laws that sought to deny them the franchise.
Music has the power to bring people together and break down tribes. That's what the Black Legacy Project is banking on. Recently, its creators brought together Black and white artists in the Atlanta area to record present-day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience.
On the Friday, June 16 edition of Georgia Today: A strike may be looming for Sandy Springs-based UPS workers; Worried about mass shootings, a gun seller closes up shop; and The Atlanta History Center commemorates Juneteenth this weekend.
Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Friday, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and the Teamsters can't come to an agreement on a new contract.
A plan to add toll lanes along Georgia 400 in Fulton and Forsyth counties is being delayed by about four months after one of three contractor finalists dropped out of consideration.
This week, Georgia's U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are back in Washington, D.C., where they held hearings for concerns around artificial intelligence. They also introduced new legislation focused on military job flexibility, aviation, and rideshare services.
Friday on Political Rewind:Last Sunday, the musical Parade won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. Written by Atlanta native Alfred Uhry, Parade documents the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank. Host Bill Nigut welcomes Uhry, Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, and author Steve Oney to tell Frank's story.
